PAOA -- People Against Orange Abuse



	Valencia (Sweet Orange) *Physical Features* Tree Size: Large. Tree Characteristics: Vigorous growing, more so than 'Washington' navel, and globe shaped. Fruit position ? intermediate. Fruit Size: Medium-large. Fruit Color: Orange. *Sicko Department* Ease of Peeling: Poor. Seeds: Few. Holds on Tree: Excellent. Flavor and Juiciness: Flavor sweet but slightly more acid than the 'Washington' navel. Abundant juice. The Valencia, as its name suggests, is from either Spain or Portugal, but its history has become a bit blurred by history. The Valencia is "king of the juice oranges." Well, this ancient and noble line or oranges is daily slaughtered so that its blood can be drunk by the Great Unwashed and the squeezed shell can become orange byproducts. HOW IS THIS ANY DIFFERENT THAN THE REIGN OF TERROR??? Please tell me. I would love to know. Previous Orange Variety *** Next Orange Variety Sweet Varieties * Sour Varieties *** Blood Varieties Facts immediately after the orange type have been unmercifully ripped from Richard Ray and Lance Walheim's Citrus: How to Select, Grow and Enjoy from Horticultural Publishing Co., Inc. Facts used in the ranting paragraphs after the basic description are all true and from Citrus: How to Select, Grow and Enjoy, except for those obvious bits that are the Erin-madness.